2018
Remote monitoring of implantable cardiac devices
Ganeshan R, Enriquez AD, Freeman JV. Remote monitoring of implantable cardiac devices. Current Opinion In Cardiology 2018, 33: 20-30. PMID: 29059076, DOI: 10.1097/hco.0000000000000471.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCardiac implantable electronic devicesPatient outcomesHealth resource utilizationRemote monitoring transmissionsRate of hospitalizationNew practice settingsImplantable cardiac devicesImplantable electronic devicesTreatment guidelinesAtrial fibrillationClinical eventsEmergency departmentPhysician carePatient experienceComprehensive followDose relationshipSuperior outcomesPractice settingsCardiac devicesEarly detectionRecent evidenceCareAppropriate useOutcomesPatients
2012
Effectiveness of Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillators and Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy in Heart Failure
Freeman JV, Masoudi FA. Effectiveness of Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillators and Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy in Heart Failure. Heart Failure Clinics 2012, 9: 59-77. PMID: 23168318, DOI: 10.1016/j.hfc.2012.09.006.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAge FactorsAgedCardiac Resynchronization TherapyComparative Effectiveness ResearchDefibrillators, ImplantableDisease ManagementFemaleHeart FailureHumansMaleMeta-Analysis as TopicMiddle AgedObservationOutcome and Process Assessment, Health CarePatient SelectionPractice Guidelines as TopicRandomized Controlled Trials as TopicSecondary PreventionSeverity of Illness IndexSex FactorsSurvival RateConceptsCardiac resynchronization therapyTrial dataResynchronization therapyQRS morphologyNYHA class IV patientsCardiac devicesBenefit of ICDSingle-chamber ICDClass IV patientsHigh-volume hospitalsOptimal medical managementEffective treatment modalityPrior ventricular arrhythmiasProlonged QRS complexRecent trial dataRecent trial resultsImplantable cardioverter defibrillatorQuality of lifeHF hospitalizationSymptomatic HFHF symptomsICD therapySevere comorbiditiesIV patientsMortality benefit